Ariana Grandehas spoken out about a joke fiancéPete Davidsonmade about the bombing at her Manchester concert last year.Three days after Davidson’sManchester bombing joke resurfaced, Grande responded to a fan who asked why she is still engaged to theSaturday Night Livestar.“I respect Ariana and I want her to be happy and everything, but she was just broken after the Manchester bombing, so I don’t know why she is still with Pete, like yeah he made that joke a while ago, but like it’s not funny, it’s just rude. This is my opinion,” Twitter user @ariissalegend wrote on Wednesday.Neilson Barnard/Getty ImagesThursday, Grande replied on social media.“this has been v tough & conflicting on my heart. he uses comedy to help ppl feel better ab how f-ed up things in this world are. we all deal w trauma differently. I of course didn’t find it funny. it was months ago & his intention wasn’t/ is never malicious but it was unfortunate,” the “No Tears Left to Cry” singer, 25, tweeted, later adding: “i hear and respect you all always.”During a stand-up benefit show last fall, Davidson, 24 commented on Grande’s fame. According totheMirrorhe joked, “Britney Spearsdidn’t have a terrorist attack at her concert,” referencing the tragedy which killed 22 people andinjured over 800in May 2017.RELATED VIDEO:Ariana GrandeDrops New Single ‘No Tears Left to Cry’The joke resurfaced earlier this week, and Charlotte Hodgson — whose 15-year-old daughterOlivia Campbell-Hardywas killed in the attack — blasted Davidson, telling theMirrorhis joke was “disgusting,” adding: “We don’t need jokes about it, there have been plenty around, and it’s heartbreaking to hear every day. But for someone so famous to be doing it and now to be with Ariana, it’s outrageous.”Jawad Elatab / SplashA source close to Davidson told PEOPLE: “The joke was taken out of context. He lost his dad in 9/11 and is close with other victims of violent tragedies. As a way of coping he turns to humor. …He’s obviously sensitive to tragedy as he lost his own father and his intention is to just make people laugh.”On May 21, PEOPLE confirmed Grande and Davidson weredatingcasually; on June 11, a source confirmed the pair had gottenengagedafter only weeks together.
Ariana Grandehas spoken out about a joke fiancéPete Davidsonmade about the bombing at her Manchester concert last year.
Three days after Davidson’sManchester bombing joke resurfaced, Grande responded to a fan who asked why she is still engaged to theSaturday Night Livestar.
“I respect Ariana and I want her to be happy and everything, but she was just broken after the Manchester bombing, so I don’t know why she is still with Pete, like yeah he made that joke a while ago, but like it’s not funny, it’s just rude. This is my opinion,” Twitter user @ariissalegend wrote on Wednesday.
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Thursday, Grande replied on social media.
“this has been v tough & conflicting on my heart. he uses comedy to help ppl feel better ab how f-ed up things in this world are. we all deal w trauma differently. I of course didn’t find it funny. it was months ago & his intention wasn’t/ is never malicious but it was unfortunate,” the “No Tears Left to Cry” singer, 25, tweeted, later adding: “i hear and respect you all always.”
During a stand-up benefit show last fall, Davidson, 24 commented on Grande’s fame. According totheMirrorhe joked, “Britney Spearsdidn’t have a terrorist attack at her concert,” referencing the tragedy which killed 22 people andinjured over 800in May 2017.
RELATED VIDEO:Ariana GrandeDrops New Single ‘No Tears Left to Cry’
The joke resurfaced earlier this week, and Charlotte Hodgson — whose 15-year-old daughterOlivia Campbell-Hardywas killed in the attack — blasted Davidson, telling theMirrorhis joke was “disgusting,” adding: “We don’t need jokes about it, there have been plenty around, and it’s heartbreaking to hear every day. But for someone so famous to be doing it and now to be with Ariana, it’s outrageous.”
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A source close to Davidson told PEOPLE: “The joke was taken out of context. He lost his dad in 9/11 and is close with other victims of violent tragedies. As a way of coping he turns to humor. …He’s obviously sensitive to tragedy as he lost his own father and his intention is to just make people laugh.”
On May 21, PEOPLE confirmed Grande and Davidson weredatingcasually; on June 11, a source confirmed the pair had gottenengagedafter only weeks together.
source: people.com
